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Euroviews. “Generation Corona” will miss out on life’s opportunities. New creative spaces can help ǀ View
There is expected to be a “tsunami” of coronavirus cases in hospitals at the moment. In the short-term, the country must prioritise saving those lives. In the long-term, however, the futures of “Generation Corona” must be protected.
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Euroviews. Government responses to COVID-19 are making the fight against money laundering harder ǀ View
Money laundering will not be at the top of many people’s lists of things to worry about as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. For those of us whose job it is to worry about money laundering generally, however, that job has just got harder.
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Euroviews. Boris Johnson’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions don’t go far enough to contain its spread ǀ View
The prime minister will now need to elaborate further on what practical steps his government plans to implement to tackle this pandemic. I fear that his current restrictions are lacking any concrete steps for how he hopes to achieve them.
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Euroviews. The levy to fight financial crime in the UK could prove a breaking point for regulated firms ǀ View
Why it should be the businesses in the regulated sector rather than the state that should have to fund the fight against financial crime? These businesses are the gatekeepers to a financial and economic system that is open to abuse by money launderers and terrorist financiers.
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Euroviews. The challenge for the SFO now is showing how different it is after the failed Barclays case ǀ View
A jury clearing three Barclays executives of fraud was a bad result for the Serious Fraud Office (SFO). The failed prosecution was the legacy of the agency’s previous director. But seems to be little indication that the SFO’s new regime is making progress.
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Euroviews. The UK’s Serious Fraud Offices’ failure in the landmark Barclays case has exposed its flaws ǀ View
Following the dramatic acquittal of all three senior Barclays’ executives last week, John Binns and Harry Travers, partners in the Business Crime team at BCL Solicitors analyse what went wrong and why it matters for the SFO.
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